Real Punishments People Have Actually Gotten When They Were Kids

When you’re growing up, going through your formative years, taking in the world with your malleable, sponge-like brain, discipline is important. A child needs to learn that actions have consequences. But you know what else is important? Creativity. So, next time you punish your kid, why not kill two birds with one stone and create a punishment that will teach your child some sort of lesson. Or you could hand down a punishment so strange, they’ll never forget it. Use your judgement. In reading about some of the strangest punishments people received when they were kids, some examples were borderline grounds for a call to child services. Without further ado, here’s some real punishments people have actually gotten when they were kids.

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Yummy Wall:
One father remembers his own father punishing him for drawing on the wall with crayon—by making him lick it off.